The Native Americans

Before the Europeans arrived, the aboriginal population of the North American continent was 5 million. By 1890 it was 250,000 and the newcomers had grown to 75 million. A unique way of life was ending. This comprehensive volume examines the spiritual and material cultures of the first Americans and details their adaptation to the differing environments of the nine recognized cultural regions, as well as documenting the key figures and events which have marked the indigenous peoples of North America.